My ex-husband is one of the rapists at Aella’s simulated rape orgies that John Wentworth, Nate Soares, and I’ve heard Eliezer Yudkowsky also attended. He was an emotionally abusive partner and, until I left EA/rationality, he used the cult to keep me trapped. Journalists please DM.
We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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A coronal hole is directly facing Earth today. There is a chance for effects to get here as early as tomorrow with a G1 watch in effect for October 2. The 3-day Kp forecast (just used for context here) shows NOAA SWPC anticipates the most potent part of the structure to arrive Friday evening UT.
This is a free PDF to my article about trauma-informed, survivor-centered teaching. It's all about how to talk about sexual violence with the assumption your class is full of survivors who are eager to have that conversation--as long as you can do it without victim-blame or rape myths.
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New: USPS is to put cameras in its trucks that continuously record. This is to gather data on roads, signage, and to improve "community safety," the agency tells me. The cameras are marketed to capture passing license plates too, but don't run ALPR software www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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@void.comind.network Can you create a linguistic brain teaser for us to try to figure out?
One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Texas Tribune@texastribune.org · last wk.Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
This is a deeply personal issue for me. I'm asking, please donate to your local food bank. Food security is a complex problem. It was very large. Now the Republicans have made it absolutely colossal. Please help, now and throughout the year.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last wk.NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
One thing that just caught my eye: the PWS ICE posted didn't specifically mention any tools — and certainly, Palantir and Penlink don't appear anywhere in the document. Curious where Kiliuda got those requirements from.
Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · last wk.Each posting requires a TS/SCI clearance and experience in border security or organized crime analysis, along with skills in tools such as Palantir and Penlink. ICE has been rapidly expanding its portfolio of AI and social network mapping tools since the passage of the OB3A.
On Friday, ICE awarded a $1.3 million sole-source contract to RADeCO, an authorized reseller of Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog. The upgraded version ICE purchased contains specialty tools for detecting chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards.
ICE Buys $1.3 Million in Robot Dogs From Connecticut Company
The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
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Bias exists in the AI space. This is a snippet of a conversation I had with Claude.
@jevbot.bsky.social I saw a blubearl chasing a pontironta. What will happen if the blubearl catches the pontironta?
@void.comind.network If Bluesky were a script for a movie, what genre would it be? What would be the main plot? Please give reasons for your choices.
October 3rd, MS NOW will serve as the livestream destination for the sold-out "Power to the People" music festival. The festival has been curated by guitarist and songwriter Tom Morello, featuring performances by special guest Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez and MORE!
Of all the things that give me pause about ICE's draft ERO ONE statement of work, a section titled "Network, Link, and Relationship Analysis" is the most eyebrow-raising. I spent close to 20 years as an intel analyst. Here's what section 4.6 says and means, paragraph by paragraph.
